Posted to a quiet desk job near his home, Jan enjoys two years of happily married bliss. Suddenly his military duties change and dramatically alter the course of his life.
With the outbreak of the SecondWorld War, Jan leaves 'Sennacharib' and discovers that by coming to terms with the past he is able to look forward to the future.
Just when he least expects it, Jane idyllic days with Diana are brought to an end. He accepts an assignment abroad-only to find the past catching up with him.
Two years have passed and Jan leaves Devon to work on a Fleet Street newspaper. He soon finds that the experience he gains is not confined merely to his journalistic talents.
When John Leigh arrives in Devon to live with his relatives, little does he realise how his life is to change - and all because of a chance meeting with Diana Gayelorde-Sutton.